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trilogies

POSTED BY: EST120
UPDATED: Friday, April 15, 2005 12:35
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Friday, April 15, 2005 3:07 AM

after some general talk about the merits of back to the future, indiana jones and lord of the rings, i thought i would ask what people feel is the greatest movie trilogy of all time? base your judgement on anything. continuity, fun to watch, epic scope, best story, good effects, guilty pleasure etc.

some potential choices (these are the only ones i could think of right off the bat):
lord of the rings
star wars (ep 4-6)
star wars (ep 1-3) - even though ep 3 is not out yet
indiana jones
back to the future
the matrix

some more less notable choices:
american pie
karate kid
blade
lethal weapon (okay, it is 4 movies, but we can stretch the rules a little bit)
rocky (again, stretching the rules and if we believe some people's opinions, there were only 4 rocky movies because rocky 5 never happened, right?

)

of course, if you can think of others, feel free to add them to the party!

my choice? i have no idea.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 3:18 AM

MANWITHPEZ

Important people don't do field work.

How about, The Godfather and Evil Dead. Especially evil dead...also, and this is more obscure, but if any of can find them, the Mr. Belvedere movies with Cliff Webb. Sitting Pretty, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College and Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell. Fantastic movies that are rarely shown on TV and are not available on DVD.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 4:21 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

IMO, it's a bit unfair. LOTR deserves a class of its own, and the rest can sort it out amongst themselves.

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Friday, April 15, 2005 4:50 AM

DIETCOKE

I too put LOTR in a class of it's own. I see it as one film in three parts. To date, I think it is the finest film ever made.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 5:09 AM

GINNTONIC

If you confine it to sci-fi/fantasy, based on strength of all three, it would have to be LOTR. Second for me would be Back to the Future. I seem to find weakness in one installment each of the other choices.
Having said all that, my choice for best overall has to be The Godfather Trilogy.

Leave the gun, take the canoli.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 5:12 AM

BIKISDAD

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Originally posted by dietcoke:
I too put LOTR in a class of it's own. I see it as one film in three parts. To date, I think it is the finest film ever made.

Ditto. It really is one movie - just released in three parts because most people wouldn't be willing to sit still in a theatre for eleven hours (running time of the extended edition) straight.

It's hard to pick a greatest trilogy because they all have weak links - one (or in the case of "The Matrix", two) of the movies isn't all that good. Of course, the first one is always good, or there wouldn't have been any more.... I'm going to go with LOTR anyway for best trilogy - even though it's really one very, very long movie.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 5:29 AM

ZOOT

I'm not so convinced the LOTR is in league of its own - I thought Two Towers was substantially less good than the others - the interminable elves at Helms Deep scene - pah!

Anyone gonna suggest the Die Hard movies? - all three of those are pretty damn fine!! (or is that jsut me?)

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Friday, April 15, 2005 5:39 AM

SOULOFSERENITY

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Okay, I have to agree with the Die Hard movies. I loved all of them, great action and humor in all three of them.

As far as LOTR goes,it is one story in 3 movies. I don't think you can count that as a trilogy.

I'll have to go with The Godfather, though. Hands down.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 5:48 AM

ZEEK

Oh come on. How can it not be the original Star Wars Trilogy (IV - VI)? They defined what movie trilogies were meant to be. I don't know which movie you guys would say is the weak link but I don't see which one it would be. Maybe IV just because we all know the characters so well we no longer need all the exposition. That trilogy had the action, wit, and drama to stand out from any of the rest.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 6:10 AM

ZOOT

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Originally posted by Zeek:
Oh come on. How can it not be the original Star Wars Trilogy (IV - VI)? They defined what movie trilogies were meant to be. I don't know which movie you guys would say is the weak link but I don't see which one it would be. Maybe IV just because we all know the characters so well we no longer need all the exposition. That trilogy had the action, wit, and drama to stand out from any of the rest.

Reckon most people would agree that Return of the Jedi is the weak one cos its just so damn sappy!!

"He's my brother *doofus*" Grrr!! (I am clearly paraphrasing)...

Plus the whole forcely presence of Anakin and Obi Wan with their arms around each other (I ask you!) at the end....

But you're probably right - good as Indiana Jones and Die Hard are - its gotta be Star Wars!!!

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Friday, April 15, 2005 7:19 AM

BIKISDAD

This is obviously a difficult question to answer right now. There are several good suggestions and good reasons for them. I'm just hoping that, in the year 2010, I can answer it by saying, definitively, that the best trilogy is "Serenity" and its two sequels. That would be soooo great.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 7:29 AM

SICKDUDE

I won't even mention that I like Star Wars 1-3. I guess I'm stuck with the (lack of) tastes I've got. Please note that I am old enough to have seen 4-6 in the theatre.

Has anyone seen Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colors trilogy, Red, White and Blue? I've only seen Red and Blue, but I enjoyed them very much.

"Don't say 'ka' until you've tried it." Daniel Jackson

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Friday, April 15, 2005 7:33 AM

MANWITHPEZ

Important people don't do field work.

I saw Red, I liked it very much...

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Friday, April 15, 2005 7:53 AM

EST120

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Originally posted by SoulOfSerenity:
Okay, I have to agree with the Die Hard movies. I loved all of them, great action and humor in all three of them.

"happy trails, hans."

my absolute favorite line in the entire trilogy of die hard movies. i know the one that is probably most quoted, but this one is just such sweet timing to me.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 8:02 AM

THATWEIRDGIRL

Yeah! Someone else that has seen the Mr. Belvedere movies.

Or how about the Gidget movies? Or the Tammy movies? I don't see them on anyone's lists.

Here's some more:
Hannibal
El Mariachi
Naked Gun
Austin Powers
Jurassic Park
Rambo
The Mighty Ducks
Night of the Living Dead (Romero)
Terminator
Mad Max
Scream

I could go on and on...When all is accounted for, my vote is the Evil Dead trilogy. It has everything: humor, horror, romance, tragedy, gore, action, and great writing.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 10:54 AM

GWENHARKER

In my complete 16 year old pop culture love, I have to Vote Mighty Ducks and Scream. Mighty Ducks as, next to the Original SW trilogy, was my favorite (we're talking ages 6-8 here).

Scream I've recently been exposed to and I enjoyed it because I liked how the three killers were all interconnected and came Full Circle at the end.

My all-time favorites though are tied, Star Wars 4-6 at the top, with Back to the Future and Indiana Jones tied at second.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 10:56 AM

EMBERS

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Originally posted by thatweirdgirl:
Yeah! Someone else that has seen the Mr. Belvedere movies.

Or how about the Gidget movies? Or the Tammy movies? I don't see them on anyone's lists.

Oh yes, the original Mr. Belvedere movies starring Clifton Webb!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0916067/

And did anyone mention
Alien
Jaws
???

I agree that LotR ends up being head and shoulders above all others,
but it was based on three great books so it is more of a complete package...

talking about series based on great source material:
shouldn't we mention Harry Potter?
(again, more than three...but one of the best serials ever)

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Friday, April 15, 2005 11:37 AM

CHRISISALL

Does anyone find Die Hard 3 to be less 'realistic' than the other two? Like when they fall 20 or so feet onto a steel plate on that ship? I don't know about many of you, but my bones BREAK from decceleration traumas like that.
And where's Bonnie Bedelia???

Like nothing unrealistic ever happened in the first two Chrisisall

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Friday, April 15, 2005 11:40 AM

SIMONWHO

It's interesting to note the number of trilogies mentioned here that:

a) dropped significantly in quality for the third part; SW:RotJ, Godfather III, Naked Gun, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, The Mighty Ducks (well, I've heard)
b) aren't trilogies. I move that any tetralogies be stricken from the record. I also move that anyone who uses the 'word' Quadrilogy be stricken with something blunt.

Perhaps I could vote for Baz Lurhman's Red Curtain trilogy (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge!) if we're allowed to use a director's bracket for grouping films.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 11:53 AM

THATWEIRDGIRL

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
Perhaps I could vote for Baz Lurhman's Red Curtain trilogy (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and Moulin Rouge!) if we're allowed to use a director's bracket for grouping films.

I'll vote for that...Strictly Ballroom is one of the greatsest ever!

Aw crap, I already voted.

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Friday, April 15, 2005 11:56 AM

EST120

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
b) aren't trilogies. I move that any tetralogies be stricken from the record. I also move that anyone who uses the 'word' Quadrilogy be stricken with something blunt.

true. this is a valid point. how about we make it more of a thread about, as someone said, movie serials where multiple (more than 3) movies are released involving the same universe (ie characters, places etc). obviously, not all sets of movies are intended to be trilogies or referred to as trilogies even if there are only three movies in the series. for instance, i am not sure if anyone ever calls it "the mighty ducks trilogy". of course, this opens a whole new can of worms with things like bond movies where there are, what are they up to now? 20? 21? gracious!

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Friday, April 15, 2005 12:35 PM

ASTRAGYNIA

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
...b) aren't trilogies. I move that any tetralogies be stricken from the record. I also move that anyone who uses the 'word' Quadrilogy be stricken with something blunt.

As long as you allow the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy (the books, I mean), since Douglas Adams deliberately called it a trilogy despite there being 4 of them

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